Eye of the Needle (1981)

  • R
  • 07/24/1981 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 48m

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.

Overview

Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.

Stanley Mann

Screenplay

Richard Marquand

Director

Ken Follett

Novel

Cast

Donald Sutherland's headshot

Donald Sutherland

Faber
Kate Nelligan's headshot

Kate Nelligan

Lucy
Ian Bannen's headshot

Ian Bannen

Godliman
Christopher Cazenove's headshot

Christopher Cazenove

David
Faith Brook's headshot

Faith Brook

Lucy's Mother
Barbara Ewing's headshot

Barbara Ewing

Mrs. Garden
David Hayman's headshot

David Hayman

Canter
Alex McCrindle's headshot

Alex McCrindle

Tom

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